1980 Stock Car Products 300 | ![]() |
Held on January 12, 1980 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA | |
72 L, 180 M, 289.656 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | Dave Hill | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 8 | Running | ||||
2 | Ray Elder | Pontiac Firebird | 72 | 17 | Running | ||||
3 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
4 | Ron Esau | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
5 | Jim Lee | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
6 | Danny Pike | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
7 | Dale Perry | Plymouth | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
8 | Bryan Brown | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
9 | Gary Mayeda | Chevrolet Nova | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
10 | Bob Switzer | Chevrolet Camaro | 72 | 0 | Running | ||||
11 | Joe Nuccitelli | Ford Mustang | 71 | 0 | Running | ||||
12 | Greg Scheidecker | Chevrolet Camaro | 71 | 0 | Running | ||||
13 | Jeff Culver | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | Running | ||||
14 | Hans Wesski | Chevrolet Camaro | 69 | 0 | Running | ||||
15 | Vince Giamformaggio | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | Running | |||||
16 | Kevin Riniker | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
17 | John Wilson | Chevrolet Nova | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
18 | Alan Brown | Pontiac Ventura | 68 | 0 | Running | ||||
19 | George Snider | Chevrolet Nova | 66 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
20 | Larry Hageman | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | Engine | ||||
21 | Jim Thirkettle | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 23 | Distributor | ||||
22 | Bill Rozhon | Chevrolet Camaro | 57 | 0 | Off Course Turn 5 | ||||
23 | Glen Steurer | Chevrolet Camaro | 52 | 5 | Off Course Turn 7 | ||||
24 | Tom Montes | Chevrolet Camaro | 49 | 0 | Suspension | ||||
25 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet Camaro | 48 | 19 | Shocks | ||||
26 | Paul Carrara | Chevrolet Camaro | 43 | 0 | Off Course Turn 2 | ||||
27 | Steve Starr | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 | 0 | Mechanical | ||||
28 | Bobby Goodwin | Chevrolet Nova | 37 | 0 | Engine | ||||
29 | Mike Walsh | Chevrolet Nova | 29 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
30 | Jimmy Ward | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | Oil Pump | ||||
31 | Chuck Philippi | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 | 0 | Head Gasket | ||||
32 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac Trans-Am | 26 | 0 | Linkage | ||||
33 | Ray Kelly | Chevrolet Camaro | 25 | 0 | Off Course Turn 6 | ||||
34 | Richard White | Chevrolet Camaro | 23 | 0 | Accident | ||||
35 | Sam Beler | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | 0 | Off Course Turn 4 | ||||
36 | Tim McMillan | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 | 0 | Brakes | ||||
37 | Tim Williamson | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 0 | Accident | ||||
38 | Glenn Francis | Pontiac Firebird | 10 | 0 | Fuel Pump | ||||
39 | Richard Escalante | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | 0 | Off Course Turn 1 |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
Time of Race: 2:07:15 | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: Ray Elder | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | |||||||||
Average Speed: 88.946 mph | |||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps - 1-3 (Wet Track) 11-17 (Accident Turn 6), 28-33 (Oil Turn 9), 38-41 (Oil Turn 3) 57-59 (Thirkettle stalled, Turn 8) | |||||||||
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers - Elder 1-3, Insolo 4-12, Steurer 13-17, Elder 18-22, Thirkettle 23-30, Insolo 31-40, Thirkettle 41-55, Elder 56-64, Hill 65-72 | |||||||||
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
This race was the "Stock Car Products 300" |